The
bordermarkers of the Pyrenees : all my trips
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13 july
2005 -
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Trip-summary
Part of a 6-days solo-hike from Puigcerda
to Prats-de-Mollo along the borderline.
Three bordercrosses scheduled for today but I only managed to find one.
And even that one proved to be wrong in 2009.
A long day from Nuria to just beyond Refugio de Ull de Ter.
Walking:
10 hours.
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From Nuria
I climb to the Coll de Nuria. |
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However, no trace of
bm508. Just this rusty sign with me posing besides it.
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Following the
borderridge to the east.
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I approach
the Coll
de la Nou Fonts
Move the mouse
over the picture to see where the Coll is
(A few pictures here
under there's a zoom-in of this picture to show the approximate place
of bm509 ) |
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At the coll, I look around for
bm509 and find a peculiar number 509 in this rock besides the trail
going down. It is carved in the rock vertically,
painted red and smaller then I'm used to. Also no cross (about the carving I'm not sure.)
By the way, we're looking into Spain.
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A bit closer |
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and zoomed-in and
tilted |
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But in 2009, I
received this picture of Alain Laridon
Photo by Alain Laridon |
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And this one
Photo by Alain Laridon |
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And this one as a
sort of continuation of the previous one.
Photo by Alain Laridon |
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This is a zoom-in
of a picture above and by comparing it to the one above, we can
establish the approximate spot of bm509
Move the mouse
over the picture to see where bm509 should be
Conclusion: it's a bit
to the west and somewhat higher up then the actual pass. |
| Continuing over the borderridge (the GR11-trail has joined in) to the Coll de Nou Creus with these
remembrance-crosses of perished mountaineers (I believe).
However: no trace of a bm510. |
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An overview
of the Coll de Nou Creus - taken from the east. |
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This is further on, the GR11 has left the borderridge and has descended into Spain.
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Camping just beyond Refugio de Ull de Ter.
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